A complaint has been lodged with the Mirihana police requesting that legal action be taken against the statement MP Mangala Samaraweera had made about the Intelligence Division.

Police media spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said that a retired air force officer resident in Pannipitiya had lodged this complaint last noon.

The police media spokesman said further that the police was probing this.

Meanwhile Chief Opposition Whip MP John Amaratunga also issued a communiqué about it yesterday.

The Chief Opposition Whip said that his attention had been drawn to the statements Military Media Spokesman and police media spokesman made with regard to the statement MP Mangala Samaraweera had made about the Intelligence Division.

MP John Amaratunga said that if legal action was taken against MP Mangala Samaraweera, action would be taken to draw the attention of parliament and the World Parliament Union with regard to it.